The Sun. — London, England, 1838-05-01 00:00:00

HOSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY. itr.cir Lordships sat to-day in the House of Lords to hear appeals, 4 nt , Lords present, were the Lord Chancellcr, the Earl of Beauchamp, 41?alhe Earl of Hardwicke. ThiS GARNER . HUGHES, was an 'V appeal from the judgment of Mr, Enron Alderson, in the Court of Exchequer, granting an injunction restraining the appellant fro nt se tting up an outstanding term of 400 years, on an action of electsnent, brought by the respondent to recover possesion of a piece of land at Gloddaith, in Carnarvon. t he Case on behalf of the appellant was proceeding when our reporter left. VICE-CLIA NCERY.-(THIS DAY.) oNoua was 0 'WALKER V. HARDMAN. • case w c hi ecupied the whole morn i ng w i t h the part heard Report, crane before the Court upon exceptions to the Master's E dr , --‘'EQUER COURT (THIS DAY.) ATLEE V. PAC !OUSE. 4,lheis was a n action against an Excise officer, for an illegal seizure. "n trial the plaintiff was nonsuited. kr. ERLC last term obtained a rule nisi to set aside the nonsuit and (Ora new trial, The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General Mr, Tancred, and theirilThts t oning showed c ause aga i nst the rule, and had not fi,,,sh e d nu-lents when our Reporter left. 'ROLL'S COURP.-(TIIIS DAY.) The ~13 Morning. m _ _ AsTER of the ItorAs took consent p e titi o ns, an d s h or t causes, -1-4-LriiITION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) the . HULL. the vote met at ele ven o ' c l ock, and ev i dence was resumed on 'Q of John Hunter. th it is with th e d eepest regret we have to announce --e death th e cot of Mr. Al exander Murray, Police Magistrate, Commissioner of pe kio ' t t of Requests, Chairman of the Sessions, and Coroner, at that to f t" a nd opulent district, New Norfolk, which important duties he tli: v tk d ‘ aYs before had undertaken in succession to Mr. Charles Arthur, ea rl i",c yes of his family from Hobart Town had not been entirely ass or P ,, [e ci• The circumstances of this calamity are peculiarly awful, t ain `"y o 'C a lesson to us all, poor frail tenants of humanita;, how uncer heaits? a u n r o o ec .. aPation. On Friday, at three o'clock, tie ws in excellent 4, n spiritsin forty-eight hours he \v 's o no more s — Rust!ralian New for Nrovernber• ArgyliSh;.r.e i Proachirig a' st o be contested on account of the ap on t;,e.,:arr. ei;taetrioesat)owflislilacyartroythe Peerage. Monzie (or whoever stands it.—Glasgow Argus. t, s ; w l h C ie p i nce of sovereigns at New York is from 4. 95 Paper of Is•Sri a 'neat ' of 4. 971, and establishes a par of exchange . in tondon bei • 9 2 per cent.; and the course of exchange at New I ork on c ..... . of; 104 i per cent., it follows that the exchange is 7.49 per ‘3lr• aganit England. Senn on Su n day, °IIB Were preached in Bradford Parish Church f or ,e and collections made to defray the Churchwardens' expenses a po ' n .. Past year. The sum required was 190/., but we imagine that l' he rt su mn Of this must have been arrears of former years' expenses. trpressra collected was 751., thus leaving a deficit of 1151.—Halifax Lordytha -of our readers will learn with much pleasure lit uati ,,- Gleneig has appointed Mr. Herbert Castle Southey to the ic at , tai 'n of /Tarbour Master at Demerara, which was held by his father, - /- 1 n ut heY, at the time of his death.—Kentish Observer. - uoRT (It, CHESTER.—With llnti ce th .,IIESTER.—With great pleasure we /4„„ d _ : increasing manifestations of a revival of trade in this port. s ides n,l ixteen large vessels, from London, Wales, Ireland, &c., be. and rnerous small craft, were lying at our wharfs. This looks well, De e g, ‘ ° ,, e , Much in favour of the improvements in the depth of the apk ara * e hope the time is not distant when Chester will present the °' Posta ee it once did , and the flags of a ll na ti ons w ill b e unfurled in t.--. Ch ester Pa; Paper, zna is in c ontemplation to establish a Kent Zoological zO,OOOl teal Gardens Company, near Gravesend,. with a capital of 111 ' Among the patrons of this undertaking are Sir T. Hodges. r. I, L The . Hodges, nr., Sir John Beresford, and Mr. T. avre.grousid already taken is picturesque, and consists of about twelv e • It is intended to open the gardens this summer. b u Tlie swell raised by the London steam-ship from , nave in . no g vot ; tai coming up the river yesterda.s, afternoon, nearly swamped a a waterman, named Charles Fox. The water rolled vr°voetiriahi,.s..boanti,nga large sized oise, and filled it up to the . thwarts, and she h ". doubt have sunk'with the owner but for the timely aid afforded -1' a T „, , a oam es police P - alley, the officers in which b a l e d th e water out, ""o towed the boat into King ' James's stairs. l a in Constquence of the sudden and severe illness of 1- 8 . ,l. ' ' ari er, Th e the, production of Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's new tragedy, tat:lrlienian Captive, is delayed. We fear the lady's illness is of a ...re that will render a postponement of several weeks necessary 14'leaa ner place can be supplied. ib O'Connell, Mr. Morgan O'Connell, and Sir Firancis Burdett travelled in the same . railway traits from this town to Birmingham on Wednesday last. —Liverpool Chronicle. An explosion of a steam-boiler, attended with most disastrous consequences, occurred about half-past four o'clock yesterday (Friday) afternoon, at the cotton factory of Messrs. Lane and Son, near the Maher Hillgate. The manager of the factory says—At about 20 minutes past four o'clock I was in the engine house, along with the e.ogineer, Robert Houlker. We had stopped for tea, and I said, dießobert, you had better gait the engine." He had not started, but was act of open i ng the valves when the boiler blew up with a e t he reports.. I did n o t a t fi rst know what it was, so great was Zk, alarm. The explosion shook the whole place. I cried out, I , , 4 ,_ °l 'ert, what is the matter;" He sid, ~e boiler is up." . 1 . , boiler house had tw o boilers in a it ; one in use, and blown the other 1o . cours e of repair, four men being employed at the time inside the i t t ; We w ent i mmediately down to the boiler house, and found that beeh!oiler was rent entirely to pieces, and torn up from its position. The ilerunder repair was also torn up, having the appearance of having n lifted to some height. It was broken to pieces, and lay on the ruins he 48 a flattened mass. There was no roof to the boiler house, and t ste am 17nhad entirely evaporated when we entered. The steam pipe had blown offthe boiler in use over part of the factory, three stories in si'ithttsoand had fallen near the counting-house door on the opposite inches by with an iron weight of nearly 601 b,; a stone slab, 13 to oni b Y. 17 , and 21 inches thick, had been blown through the carding boiler 'sl "evf on the second floor. The brick-work in which the fn bad been imbedded was lying about the boiler room. The suf.. s t t e : a s the accident lay in different parts if the room. These con. I ,, eay 's of the four boiler-makers, two firemen, two girls, a b i oT h , e a t i:s e l: vet ' whoaho bad gone to the boiler house to smoke his pipe.. boor erth e en a n ! h i , s m ise so, ngbottorn, was unfortunately buried in the ruins aboutlllWt‘sha:irdtilscovezed, and more than ten minutes elapsed before his a shocking mangled corpse. Ile was a single man Tt':ars of age. The others were all severely scalded. The ve a l!, ".• Vac hands employed at the mill, on hearing the explosion, was t t1„.04/3'eat, e specially of the girls, many of them attempting to ge and s ever the windows. under an impression that the mill was falling ; of th,elnveral !nen on the second floor leaped out of the window, and some It art not expected to s urvive. — Manchester Times. r V Elk IN THE METROPOLIS AND ITS VICINITY. --... 0 , ,,,,. London a u r al months past fever has prevailed to an unusual extent in ?ev er I,, (1 its vicinity. From the Annual Report of the London reeeired'.'sPital, just published, it appears that the number of patients th e ss i ti the course of the last year is the greatest ever admitted since erowcrettiindation of the hospital. The wards have been constantly for _ cins and during several of the months many persons daily applied 40,1 . 10 1 ‘ aissiinonaiiwho could not be received for want of room. The em. of this country the same . o Itaioed for a much longer period than is usual in the fever eruption of the skin peculiar low typhoid type, accompanied by a indicative of form (whence the name of spotted fever), an appearance the first gre nsst.epressed, a of the disease in which the powers of life are from ativ i dangerousand in which structural changes of a highly ta litY has t ake place in the most important organs. The mo-- or the disease gestureunusually great, and, nsarkiog the uncommon malignity Yowl!. persons, it has been fatal to a large proportion of children and N tw li ail ,‘, CONIPANy,—A Company called the Austra ohajeCts"iati°n' W zo , farmed in India in the month of June last. The d rev.tiat of the Society are the establishmetit of a safe, commodious, and elects„ co the between Australia and Van Diemen's Land. t„.. g was held in Calcutta on the 25th of June, William Cracroft, ,s teZlytenothe chair, for the purpose of forming the Society, when it vv as - ' " that the Society be formed this day, and consist of su o_ , eso ,_ .. s in of one or two shares of Company's rupees 500." A number ' ted f were passed, and the following gentlemen were . appom INN7-'sznii:luotnittnees \''' m en :—Colonel Stuart, Mr. Cracroft, Mr. Prinsep, ;tar.. te nd r. and Mr. Mackilligin. The mambers of the Society .in , Itich f r the present to restrain themselves to chartering ships, offe,. are "egularly dispatched with whatever freight or passengcrs , n d sa o y lions to severalsev persons having signified their intention of maksinoocioty showla be Society, it was resolved that all donations to the poor l ' et sons e k A e P t as a fund for providing free passages to respectable I,,C: \r ; 481r aiictsi Review. t est:, t -- .''Nt.--T_ he preponderance of the landed inte temw:o all „ aPPearance on the eve of being again beautifully manis allsp e ,,,, ''oe foreign demand for our manuftictures is again about to Le ‘'ere - "s' ed ' l'he Manchester mills are already working short time, a c n o el . ton au ` not for a temporary sale of the finer fabrics required for the Irhi,h un, the Glasgow trade would be even nosy in the same condition A; rodueed the stagnation of last year.— Gla gow Argus. toi arc g a variety of teas advertised for sale at Buis liin,t,bo following hitherto unknown species :—Powchong, Ankoi, ,1;04. and Hung Muey. ab ly. Taff Vale Railway is progressing vary . favour -1,54 tha 4 i s „ avowed by those most competent to give an o f m t n a n s in e , u th ak at er i s n , l'ardfr" eigkteen months the Railway will be opened as the Glamorgan. 'hire r, " ' C ardiff so that all the coal now brought down de of transit and anl far s hipment will then by conveyed by th e enZber circumstance of import to the coalowne t r h t l , s tl m se o y will be saved ' he boats on its way t ° Cannes quantity perpetually purloined from tinae.,...cain6The Bute Ship Canal will also be completed about the:same A. d ri ". lady 5 ,:endful accident occurred on Thursday to a ber cara,:m sTerikinson residing in Sloane street, who was , o, proceedingtietr wayin to - att r ,„ l _,ge, with lice two ncices, to view the equipages 1 leanis '"u her Majesty's drawing.reom. The unfortunate lady was . 84 I ,: g as on the door of the carriage, when it suddenly burst open, and Her face and he, w Precipitated headforemost on the curb-stone. II were awf ully maimed, and three teeth dashed out. et l\l • , , losoo hi -.llJeSty s packet, the Widgeon, is shortly , to ltr&rti ' I L ' or t, though we do not know her future destination. name ° I the%Wuich formerly ran between this and Calais, under the . i for that ,),` ir e Pis/ is to take its place, and is painting and repairing day. t qfpo s - SIM ,, ‘,. at the Commercial Quay. She takes her first trip %via, ' -l e is considerable smaller, and much slower than the If 7 a l a/ . geon, D,,,,,,:larsoconicniseidered by Government as too large for this station,- Saturday, O n about a quarter to twelve o'clock, a bo y i nanied turke, about ten ears of age, whose parents live its Char.les e,„er",tl3"orY-lane, was crushed Y in a most dreadful manner by au iron agair, [ slli ll , 8 upon him. It had been placed in an insecure s hind log Wood work, which gave way as the boy was standing it' . be_ dreadful s ale was conveyed to the University College Hospital in a ,ful. state and without hope of surviving. his afternoon one of the Duke of Wellington's gWaatgg"MadEn with coals, was returning from this town to Strathfietlhde ,;les tinder the care of the carter, who had placed his mother in rs a gon to ride back. On descending the hill beyond the Whitley turn 'iceCate the horses became unmanageable and ran away; the conse pq"ence s s , is , as, that the waggon was thrown over with violence, and the th ° 4.. - : Woman, who was sixty years of age, received such severe . tn . jur l y arid ' site expired in a ver =Port time after Wards. Mr. Charles 1- oy e .. gr. 'Workman were passing at the time, and caused her immediate a ~,,..._ —uval to 4eLong Barn the the ater cur Y• COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council tomorrow afternoon at St. Jatnes'v Palace after the Levee. The Duke of Sussex visited her Majesty, yesterday, at the New Palace. Viscount :hell Otirne had an audience yestordAy of the Wed}, The rallowing joined the Royal circle t :---The Earl of Surrey, Viscount 11telbfrAtrtle, Lord Barham, Hon. H. and Lady Augusta Fox, Lady bat Vlla Wemyss, Honourable Colonel Cavendish, and Sir Frederick ,E;;,vin. The Wand of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards attended tthring the evening at the Palace. A Doputation on the subject of the Hippodrome, including Sir James Macgregor, Rev. E. W. Grinfield, Dr. Vaughan, Rev. H. Penry, Rev. C. London, Mr. John Goodeve, Mr. W. Belton Cradock, and Mr. Joseph Simpkin, had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing street. A Deputation relating to the duty on Cornish Tin, composed of the Eirl of Falmouth, Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. Pendarves, M.P. ; Sir H. Vivian, M.P.; Major Vivian, M.P.; Mr. James Halse, M.P. ; Mr. J. W. Freshfield, M.P. ; Sir H. Hardinge, M.P. ; Mr. Davies Gilbert, Mr. John Bassett, Mr. John Taylor, Mr. Joseph Carne, and Mr. Thomas Teague, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing -street. Lord Glenelg, Mr. Co!illthoun, and a numerous deputation, had an interview with the President of the Board of Trade yesterday. The City RerlYembrancer also had an interview with the President. Mr. Bl.."Aemore, M.P., transacted business at the same department. The Rev. Dr. Aiton and the Rev. James Begg had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial Office. Lord Dalmeny, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr. La bouchere, Mr. More O'l'errall, Captain Dundas, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Stanley, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Home Office. The Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Frederick Gordon, and Sir William Woods had interviews yesterday with Vis count Melbourne. Mr. O'Hara and Mr. Morritt had interviews with Lord Glenelg yes. terday. The Neapolitan Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Right Hon. T. Grenville entertained the Duchess Countess of Sutherland, Lady Davy, Miss Burdett Coutts, Earl Clive, Earl Ash burnham, and a select party at dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Cleveland-square. A meeting of the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council was held at twelve o'clock yesterday in the Council Chamber, to consider the charges brought by the House of Assembly of New foundlsnd against the Hon. H. J. Boulton, Chief Justice of that Island. '1 he Lords present were the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Benah, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Pre sident of the Board of Trade, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Dr. Lushington and Mr. Fleming were heard on the part of the petitioners, and in support of the charges, till five o'clock, when the latter Gentlemen having con cluded his address their Lordships adjourned the further hearing of the case till next week. The Duke of Cambridge's dinner, to-morrow, will be given to the Duke of Wellington, Archbishop of York, Lord Burghersh, and other Directors of the Concerts of Ancient Music, his Royal Highness being Director for the evening. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville have a din ner party tomorrow evening at their mansion in Grosvenor.square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo will give a grand banquet, in Mansfield-street, on Saturday, the I:2th inst., to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and a select party. Almack's third ball takes place to-morrow under distinguished auspices. Mrs. Roberts will give a ball on the Bth inst., at her mansion in Hill. street, Berkelcy.square. The Duke of Cambridge honoured the noblemen and gentlemen of the Catch Club last week with a second visit, at the Thatched House Tavern. Amongst the company present were, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Argyll, Hon. C. Berkeley, Hon. A. M`Donald, Hon. M. Fortescue, Hon. H. T. Fiennes, &c. His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo gave a grand diplomatic dinner last evening, to a party . of 28, consisting almost exclusively of the Foreign Ministers and their attaches. There were present Prince Esterhazy, Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Prince Soutzo, Prince Paul Lieven, Baron Von Bulow, Baron W erther, Baron Gersdorff, Baron Munchausen, Baron Bentinck, Baron Lebzeltern, Count Chorinsky, Baron Bourqueney (French Charge d'Affaires), Count Ludolf, his Excellency Mahomet Effendi, the Turkish Minister, and his Secretary, Count Polion, Mr. Stevenson, Count Mandelsloh, Baron de Cetto, Chevalier Galvao, M. de Bug, Baron Rehausen, Baron Blome,and Count Charles Pozzo di Borgo. The Ambassador will give another grand dinner on Friday next, to Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somer. set, &c. • The Duke of Sutherland gave a grand dinner at Stafford House, on Sunday last, to the Count and Countess Chorinsky, the Duke of Smyrna (from Naples), &c. On Saturday the Duke of Richmond entertained the following party at dinner, at his house in Portland place :—Earls of Winchilsea, Ripon, and Aberdeen ; Lords Hill, Colchester, and William Lennox ; the Dean of Chichester, Hon. Cecil Forrester, W. Gordon, and H. Rous, Sir W. Bnrnett, Colonels Rowers and Udney, Messrs. Grants, of Grant, Hogarth, M'Kenzie, and Hair. The Duke of Devonshire arrives in town this even ing from Derbyshire. Lord and Lady Molyneux and family have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, ftom the seal of the Earl of t-:cfton, Croxteth-hall, near Liverpool. The Marquis of Hertford and his extensive suite, arrived at Dorchester-house, Park-lane, on Saturday last, from Milan, via Paris. The Duchess of Cannizzaro accompanied the Noble Marquis from the French capital. - . The Duke and Duchess of Bedford are on their route from Nice for Paris, after which they proceed direct for town. We are glad to learn, upon the authority of private letters, that Lady Georgiana Russell's health has improved since her tour in a more southern climate. It is rumoured in the fashionable circles that Lord Charles Wellesley will, ere long, lead to the altar the beautiful Lady Honora Cadogan, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Cadogan. Prince Paul Lieven is about to leave for Paris, where the Princess, his mother, has been sojourning, it is stated for the purpose of escorting the Grand Duke Michael and Helene of Russia over to this country, to be present at the coronation of Queen Victoria. The Marquis of Downshire has left Hanover square for Hillsborough Castle, Downshire. We regret to hear that the Earl of Essex is indis -• posed, at his mansion in Belgrave.square. The Earl and Countess of Leicester have taken possession of the mansion in Arlington.street lately vacated by the Right Hon. Edward Ellice. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual sermon for this society was preached at St. Bride's yesterday evening by the Rev. Francis Goode. The collection amounted to 150/. The letters from Northumberland by this morning's post speak of a heavy fall of snow on Saturday night, with a very piercin wind from the north-east. It is said that the late Duchess of St. A lban's, after the death of Mr. Coutts, until her own demise, gave away nearly half a million sterling, principally among the families of Sir Francis Burdett, the Countess of Guildford, and the Countess of Bute. A vein of fossil shell has been met with by the labourers at Sonning.hill, on the Great Western line, being the first yet discovered ; it was found '2l feet beneath the surface of the old London-road, in the gravel. This vein was very thin, and very similar in appearance, and deScription of shell, to the marine deposits at Wood lcy, Earley, and the neighbourhood of Bob's Mount —Reading Mercury. On Wednesday a labouring man in St. Leonard's street, Edinburgh, attempted to take his life in the following extraor dinary manner :—He got from his daughter the key of his house, which he entered and locked himself in. Hn then loaded a wooden tuba, something like a pistol, into which a touch-hole had been bored, with a ball, which he con rived to shoot into his head. He was taken to the infirmary, where his case was reported hopeless. He had been in a depressed state for some time previous. • THE TEA TRADE, (MONDAY.)—The deliveries last week were 374,0571 b. Since the private trade sales the trade has been rather more active. By public sale nearly 19,500 packages are to be offered !his week at Liverpool. DON GIOVANNI.—Captain John Alexander Wilmot, late of the 17th Lancers, and of the Queen of Spain's service, has beets finally examined before the Rochester Magistrates, at the Guildhall, on several charges of bigamy. The Captain was dressed in the first style of fashion, having lavender kid gloves, over which he wore a splendidly jewelled ring; he treated the charges with great levity, and occasionally applied a handsome srnelling.bottle to his nose. Sarah Short, Anne Knight, and Rachel Lamb, three of the prisoner's wives, were then severally called on to appear, but neither of the infatuated ladies would give evidence against him. Powell, the clerk of St. George's, Hanover-square, produced the register of the prisoner's marriage in 1637 with Mrs. Anne Hodgson, a widow. The clerk of St. Margaret's, Rochester, produced the register of his second marriage at that church, to Miss Eliza Crisp, also in 1837. These marriages being proved by parties who had been present at the ceremonies, and the prisoner fully identified, he was called upon to state anything he might be advisor], but refused to address the Bench. The Magistrates then fully committed him to Maidstone gaol for trial. The prisoner's solicitor demanded that the magistrates should receive bail, which was assented to, and forty-eight hours' notice of bail to the amount of 4001. was or dered to be given. As the prisoner was removed from the Hall the crowd outside hooted and groan.d at him, which they continued to do until he left the city.—Maidstone Journal. SAGO.—While the duty on "sago was two guineas per cwt., and the import price was two to six guineas in addition, it was merely used as a delicacy and as food for invalids. Of late the duty having been reduced to one shilling per cwt., and the import price from ten to seventeen shillings, experiments have been made upon it for general purposes with extraordinary success. As food for children, or for puddings, it costs only half the price of Carolina rice, goes twice as far, and is very superior. As part substitute for milk in feeding calves, it is found very valuable. The method of using it, is to sprinkle one pint of pearl sago in three quarts of boiling water on the fire, keep stirring, and in less than ten minutes you have a strong jelly, which mixed with the same quantity of milk, is found to be a saving of half the milk, and the calves do better with it. One of the largest horse pro prietors in the kingdom is using it as food for them with great satisfaction. The High Church party sustained a signal defeat last Tuesday, at Houghton-le-Spring. It was moved that a rate of a penny should be granted, but an amendment that one farthing be sub stituted, was carried by au overw helmingmajority.—Sunderland Herald The Royal Victoria steam ship sailed from Annan Water Foot on Wedneiday last, the 25th instant, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrived at Liverpool the same night at half - past ten kthus performing the voyage of 120 roiledroiledin nine hours and a oh'acllfo,cir;cluding a call at Whitehaven, which occupied 15 minutes. NEW NOVELS.—We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has just published the fol lowing new works of fiction from the pens of distinguished writers :- 1. Lights and Shadows of Irish Life, by Mrs. S. C. Hall, authoress of " The Bucaneer," &c. 3 vols.-2. Nourmahal, the Light of the Ha rem, an Oriental romance, by 11. J. Quin, Esq., 3 vols.-3. Outward Bound ; or, A Merchant's Adventures, by the author of " Rattan the Reefer," &c., 3 vols.-4. Men of Character, by Douglas Jerrold, Esq., 3 vols., with twel ve characterist ic illustrations.-5 . Th e C ou rtier's Daughter,' by Lady Stepney, 3 vols.---g. Royston Gower ; or, the Days of King John, by Thomas Miller, author of " A Day in the Woods," &c., 3 vols.-7. Raff Hall, by R o b ert Sullivan, Esq., 3 vols. S Love, a N ove l, by Lady Charlott e B ury, 3 vols.-9. Jane Lomax, —. by Horace Smith, Esq., author of " Brambletye House," &c., 3 vols.- 10. Mary Raymond, by Mrs. Gore, authoress of " Mothers and Daughters," Mrs. Armytage," &c., 3 vols. A PUZZLING QUESTION.—_A foreigner, after going through the rooms in which the pictures cf the old masters are hung in our national exhibition, asked a gentleman to inform him where the gallery was to be found, 'THE StiN, LONDON, TrEsujA MAY - i , 11.438. THEATRES. CO VENT: ei A 111)E iimiieo anti Juliet was produced at this Theatre last night, end most sincerely do we Congtatulate the lover!' of Shakspeate upon the admi. rebleieiannet iii Which this delightftil play hat beef) hnee More invested with the tettilties Of Moat eepreSeiltatloh, sti etifittiiitely beautiful is the poetry of this play—so touchingly pathetic the t;:w:y of " the star. cross'd lovers"—now rejoicing in the raptures of a youthful and pure affection, the bright sunshine of the morning of their love—then c l ou d e d an d dhrkello tl the Obtfittftes of ah ttnhatitiy fate—so harrowing the catastrophe, which, in the glum or an inanely tJtiiieS " the fearful passage of their death-marked love,"—that there are few poi!!!' stories which possess such a powerful hold upoei our feelings, and so strongly engage our sympathies. Romeo and Juliet is just that one of Seakspeare's plays which we have read with deepest interest in our early childhood; fer the touching pathos of the lover's history most na turally appeals to us at that period, when the warm freshness of our young affections has not "run to waste" amidst the deadening and contaminating influences of later days. We almost fear, therefore, lest the pure conceptions which a youthful imagination has gathered from the beautiful poetry of this love tragedy, should be injured or weakened by viewing it through the medium of stage representation. Our appre pensions were agreeably disappointed at Covent-garden last night. Such was the ability with which the characters were supported, such the taste, the care, displayed in representing with all the aids of scenic ar_ rangernent, and harmony of different portions, in order to the: general effect of the whole, that it was impossible not to witness the perfor mance throughout, with feelings of unqualified delight. And such were the feelings which a numerous and impartial audience most unequivocally expressed. Without entering at length into the merits of particular performances, we will remark that Mr. Maeready's assuming the part of Friar Laurence—one so much beneath his abilities—was the most impressive proof that could be furnished of his sincere anxiety to do honour, by every means in his power, to the genius of Shakspeare. Miss Helen Faucit's personation of Juliet was such as must have satisfied all but a very severe hypercritic. It was a fine portraiture of the ardent, enduring, fondness of female love, with a thousand delicate touches of feeling, and graces of action, and not unfrequently an energy of acting, almost electrical in its effects. Mr. Anderson played Romeo in a manner throughout excellent, and in many instances strikingly so. If he is not quite the Romeo of Shak spears, it is no ordinary praise to say that he is the best Romeo now on the stage, and would be better if he at times infused more passion into the too often rather monotonous tones of his voice. Mr. Vining was not mercurial and graceful enough for Mercutio, but it was nevertheless a respectable performance. Mrs. Clifford, as the Nurse, Mr. Bennett, as Tybalt; and Mr. Diddear, as Benvolio, according to the well-used phrase, "left nothing to be desired." ADELPHI. A new piece, in one act, called Pat and the Potatoes; or, the Aban. doned Irishman, was produced here late night, and was successful. Power, as may be supposed, was the hero ; and the plot consisted of a series of scenes, so constructed as to give him an opportunity of por traying the whims of an abandoned Irishman, named Mick Mulligan, who, haying bean cast away on a desert Island, is at length carried to Japan, to ob►ain justice of the King, Moon Eye (0. Smith) against a man darin of 20 buttons, named Twankt (Yates), who had carried off a sack of potatoes from Mick, and had obtained honours from the King for the introduction of the glorious root into the territory of Japan. It would be idle to attempt any further detail of the plot of this extravaganza. The audience seemed much amused, and the piece was given out for repetition amid pretty general applause. The house was well filled. NEW STRAND. Last night a new burletta, called the Tobit's Dog, was produced at this theatre. It is founded on an historical anecdote. The Tobit's Dog, as the bills specify, , is a well-known house of entertainment, situated on the right hand side of St. Paul's Church, from Ludgate-hill, and was distinguished in the time of Charles 11. as being the favouiite private resort of that merry Monarch, his jester, Tom Killigrew, and those no torious gallants, Buckingham, Rochester, Henri, Saville, and Baptist. The drama possesses some very good situations. The author, whose name has not appeared, evidently possesses a more than ordinary share of dramatic tact, to use a technical phrase, which, in this instance only, required to be heightened by a greater degree of-point and humour in the dialogue, to render the piece very effective. The respective per formers, however, exerted themselves to the utmost, and insured an unequivocal success, and weihave no doubt that with a little cur.lail moist the Tobit's Dog will have a gocd run. CORONATION COURT OF CLAIMS. In addition to the petitions noticed in our paper of yesterday, as hay. ing been presented to the Court of Claims assembled:under the Commis sion under the great seal, on Saturday, at the Privy Council Chamber, Whitehall, was the following petition of the Bishop of Durham. It was addressed "TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO RECEIVE, HEAR, AND DETERMINE THE PETITIONS AND CLAIMS CON CERNING THE SERVICES TO BE DONE AND PERFORMED AT HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. " THE HUMBLE PETITION OF EDWARD, BISHOP OF DURHAM. " Showeth,—That his predecessors, Bishops of Durham, have from time to time, whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, been used to support the Kings and Queens of England at solemnities, and in the procession on the day of their coronation. " Your petitioner, therefore, humbly prays that he may be permitted to perform the said service at her Majesty's coronation, according to the aforesaid custom and usage, with all the privileges thereto belonging. " And your petitioner will ever pray." (Signed as usual.) The claim was allowed as to the first part, but as regarded the latter it was (we understood) referred to her Majesty to take her pleasure thereon. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, again attended at the Debtors' Prison, Whitecross-street, to institute an inquiry into the circumstances relative to the death of Mr. William Dennis, aged 42, who was imprisoned by order of the Lord Chancellor for contempt of Court, having neglected to discharge a debt of 401. which he had incurred upon the loss of several suits in which he was engaged in Chancery. The deceased was the unfortunate individual who, abut four years ago, obtained much notoriety (and at the time living at Hoz ton), arising out of a disposition, evidently the emanation of mental de rangement, of amusing himself by firing pistol.shots at chimney-pots, to the alarm of his family and the neighbourhood. The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death." On Saturday afternoon, about two o'clock, some men, while proceeding in a monkey-boat up the canal branch of the river Brent, discovered the body of a new-born infant floating on the water. They immediately gave information to some policemen of the T division, who got the body ashore, and conveyed it to a neighbouring public-house, were it awaits the Coroner's inquest. " Bless us !" exclaimed Miss La Creevy, starting and putting her hand to her curl-papers; "you're up very early, Mr. Nickleby." "So are you," replied Nicholas. " It's the tine arts that bring ire out of bed, Mr. Nickleby," returned the lady. " I'm waiting for the light to carry out an idea." Miss La Creevy had got up early to put a fancy nose into a miniature of an ugly little boy, destined for his grandmother in the country, who was expected to bequeath him pro perty if he was like the family. "To carry out an idea," repeated Miss La Creevy; " and that's the great convenience of living in a thorough. fare like the Strand. When I want a nose or an eye for any particular sister, I have only to look out of the window and wait till I get one." "Does it take long to get a nose now ?" inquired 'Nicholas, smiling, " Why, that depends in a great measure on the pattern," replied Miss La Crecy!. " Snubs and Romans are plentiful enough, and there are flats of all sorts and sizes when there's a meeting at Exeter-hall; but perfect aquilines, lam sorry to say, are scarce, and we generally use them for uniforms or public characters.—Nicholas Nickleby, No. 2. The Prince of Moscowa has written the entire music. of a new petite opera, in two acts, or which report speaks hi g hl y. _ _ The first operations for sinking a shaft near th e Chalybeate, at Brighton, with a view to the commencement of the rail road, have been begun. Tll e state of the weather has hitherto been so ini mical to the introduction of spring fashions that some of the magazines say , --" For spring fashions see December." NEW PEERS.— It is reported in certain quarters that should the Chancellor of the Exchequer be made one of the corona tion Peers, his title will be that of Baron Re.trenchard. THE LATEST AMERICAN.—A gentleman Who had to go to his wine-cellar, lit a candle for that purpose, and walked dawn his own throat. He did not discover his error till the candle was b'own out by the wind of his stomach. On Wednesday a Coast-guard man, named Parker, was blown over the cliff at Beachy-head. He had been conversing with a friend a few minutes before, and they had parted, when the latter heard a scream, and to his astonishment his friend had disappeared. Whether from a sudden gust of wind filling the large cloak in which he was enveloped, or whether from want of caution, cannot be ascertained. We are pleased to find, from our New York corre spondent, that the information we gave a few weeks since of a duty of :15 per cent. being laid on silk hosiery and gloves is not enforced to the full extent, but only on silk hose; silk gloves,silk shirts, and silk-drawers being still admitted duty free.—Nottinghans Journal. SPRING FASHIONS.—We have noticed in the higher circles of ladies the introduction of those beautiful Italian Leg. horn hats. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT YESTERDAY. .--- TWYFORD V. TRAILL.—In this case, which was not concluded when we wcnt to press, his Honour directed the Master to review his report. ZOOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY.—The anniversary meet- ing was held yesterday at the Museum in Leicester-square; the Earl of Derby, President, in the chair. After the minutes of the last meeting were read, the report of the auditors was read by one of the Committee, It announced that the balance brought from 1836 was 1,259115. 5,1., and the income received in 1830 was 1:3,960/. 9d. For the last yew' the receipt from admission fees was 780/. ; annual subscriptions , 5,375/. 7s. ; compositions, 5001. ; ivory tickets, 461/. 19s. ; admissions to the gardens, 5,648/. ss. ; and to the museum, 591. 15s. During the same period the expenditure was 14,350/., including for the farm, 961. 4s. ; for the gardens, 10,381/. 4d. ; the museum, 2,2211. 4s. 4d. and the general establishment, 1,657/. 15s. Scrutineers having been appointed, the meeting proceeded to the election of Council and when the Rev. John Barlow was elected Secretary in the room of Wil. liam Yarrell, Esq., resigned ; and the Bishop of Norwich, Lord Sey mour, the Hon Sir Edward Cust, Dr. Bostock, and George Dodd, Es q ., Members of the Council, in the room of Viscount (cage, Viscount Mil ton, Messrs. Yarrell, Hamilton, and Clift; as also Captain Bowles, R. N., in the room cf E. Hardisty, Esq., deceased. The ordinary routine Of business having been transacted the meeting adjourned. officers, A Correspondent be submitteda t Newcale-upon-Tne, saYs A motion will at the next meeting of the y Town Coun , cil, to be held on Wednesday the 3d May, ' That the allowance ( 1 , 0001. to the Chief Magistrate be discontinued.' BURIED ALIVE.—This week, w hil s t some persons were engaged in opening a grave at Stanton, they came t o a c offin greatly decayed, and upon removing the lid a sk e l e t on was di scovere d lying 00 its side, with the one arm turned up, and the h an d res ti ng on the head , from which circumstance it is inferred that th e p erson mu st have been immured whilst alive, and afterwards must h ave b ecome se nsible enough to struggle for existence, but only to en d ure th e most horr ibl e o f death' —Hereford Times. Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Morgan O'Connell, and Sir Francis Burdett, travelled in the same railway train from this town to Birmingham on Wednesday last. —Liverpool Chronicle. A requisition, numerously and respectably signed by mercantile and manufacturing firm s an d i n di v id ua l s engaged in the trade of this town, and inhabitants of Manchester, was, a few days ag o, presented to the Boroughreeve and constables, requesting them to con vene, at their earliest convenience, a public meeting of bankers, mer chants, manufacturers, and trailers, " in order to o bt a i n an expression of theirtopinion upon the propo se d extension of the Manchester an d Bir mingham railway from Sto ne t o R ugby, there to unite with the L o ntMn and Birmingham railway." i n comp li ance w i th this requ i s ition, the Boroughreeve and Senior C ons t a bl e of Manchester (the other con stable being from home) convened, a pu b l i c meeting of the parties d esc ribed in the requisition, to be held i n th e T own Hall on Thursday l as t. The meeting was held on that day , i n t h e Police Commissioners ' room , which was crowded with our principal merchants and manufacturers.—Nan chester Guardian. One swallow does not make a summer, says the proverb; but we understand that two were shot on the Foss Nand., on Tuesday week, by a young man of this city,—York Courant OPPOSITION of the IRISH CLERGY. TITHE QUESTION. (From the Cork Southern Reporter.) The Constitution announces that petitions couched in much stronger terms than that sent forward by the Clergy of this Diocese, have been adopted by the Primate and Clergy of the Archdiocese of Armagh, and by the Clergy of the Dioeeses of Limerick and Kiltaloe. It is further stated that before the 14th of May next the example will be followed by the Clergy of every Irish Diocese. This we have no doubt of. The opposition of the Clergy was sufficiently influential to cause the rejec tion of the Bill of 1834, and will have a similar effect on the measure of the precent yeet. We mus t, h owe7er, be g to contro v ert the assertion that among:, all ranh§ of Protestants the " iniquitous scheme," as it is termed, ol Ministers, is VA ul .! DEAN OuCLoYNE.—The following linp,77tanl lcttcr from the Dean of Cloyne, a essed to the Southern Reporter, was pt ; ., ' , lislicd in that journal last Saturday. The station and character of the writer-7nd •nsure for it the attention itg importance demands. Sir,-1 have just read in your paper, a petition on the subject of Tithes, professing to be that of the " United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross." With great respect for the Lord Bishop and Clergy so assembled, may I be permitted, as a clergyman of the diocese of Cloyne, to express my doubt that those resolutions can be considered as such ; unless due notice of the object, time, and place had been given to the clergy, and thus the opportunity to attend and deliver their opinions on a subject so much their individual concern, and so vital to the interests of the Established Church. . . Is not this announcement in the public prints calculated to impress Parliament and the empire with the conviction that the Clergy of these United Dioceses have indeed assembled, and hare so declared them. selves against the measures proposed for Tithe settlement ? Whereas the sentiments (represented as unanimous), are Merely those .of a cer. tain, however respectable, portion of them, meeting ill the Chapter-room of the Cork Cathedral. I trust I am far from assuming any unfitting pretension, when I feel it due to myself to express some surprise that I should not have been favoured with such a notice, nor permitted to attend a meeting, denomi nated that of the " Clergy of these United Dioceses;" for I, alto, am conscious of an honest anxiety for the " peace and good order of the country ;" and if I differ from the other sentiments of the Petition, I do so with regret--and only because I feel they are opposed to the prin_ elides of a measure of settlement ; and suited to defeat the very object on which depend that " peace and good order." It is a Voice from the Church which bays, " Things cannot remain as they are." Its own security and the country's peace demand settle. ment. It is a common cause and must not be committed to a mode of recovering Tithes, which, even in its vexatious and partial success, is painful and full of evils—even to bloodshed. By it all concerned—the landlord—the landholder—thr tillie.payer, and the tithe-receiver are alike aggrieved—and is this to be our point of settlement ? !! I have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful servant, THOMAS JOHN BURGH, Dean of Coyne, Ballymaloe, April 26, 1838 SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. nar. Fifty Pounds, for four years old and upwards; four years, ist. 21b ; five, Bst. 31b ; six years and aged, Bst. 91b. Last three . . miles of B.C. Mr. Sowerby's Scamander, 4 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Combat, 4 yrs Mr. Hennesey's Bravo, 5 yrs Col. Peel's Jacob Faithful, 5 yrs 5t04 on Jacob Faithful. Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old ; colts, test. 71b ; fillies, Bst. 41b. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 200, &c. 5 Subscribers. Mr. Bond's f. by Partisan, out •f Coquette Coney 1 Colonel Peel's f. by Defence, out of Mary Ann 2 Lord Chesterfield's Davie Gellatley Mr. Houldsvrorth's Brother to Circassian Lord Lichfield's H. B. 2to 1 against Davie (taken); 2to 1 agst Coquette. Won by a length. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C. 13 Subs. Duke of Richmond's c. Bracelet, by Sultan, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b. W. Day Duke of Portland's Skim-milk, aged, Bst. 21b 2 Colonel Peel's St. Vitus, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b 3 The following were not placed :—Lord Suffield's Arsanic, 5 yrs, 9st ; Mr. Tillrook's La Meprisee, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b; Mr. Houlds worth's Torelli, colt, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b ; Duke of Rutland's Hawker, filly, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. (carried 6st. 121 b. ) ; Mr. Pettit's Anne Boleyn, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Mr. Bircham's Bolivar, filly, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b ; and Mr. Osbaldeston's Streamlet filly, 3 yrs, 6st. Betting -3 to 1 agst Bracelet, 4to 1 agst St. Vitus, 6to 1 agst La Meprisee, 6 to 1 agst Skim-milk, 7 to 1 agst the Hawker f., and Bto 1 agst Arsenic. Won by a head. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts Bst. 71b ; fillies, set. 41b. (31bs. allowed). R.M. 8 Subs. Duke of Grafton's Chemist, Bst. 41b ...J. Day 1 Mr. Bowes's Jagger, Bst. 71b Mr. Sowerby's Caligula, Bst. 71b Lord Exeter's Brother to Cactus, Bst. 71b ............... 6 to 5 agst Caligula, 6 to 4 agst Chemist, and 5 to 1 agst Jagger. Won by a head. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h. ft., for four years old A.F. 3 Subs. Lord Suffield's Cowboy, 7st. 91b Paris 1 Duke of Richmond's Skilleygolee, 75t... Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 7st. 91b 2tol on Cowboy. Won by half a length. Match, 300 sovs., 200 ft. T.M.M.—Lord Suffield's Cara van, Bst. 41b. (Davis), beat LordsLichfleld's The Carpenter, Bst. 71b., by half a length. 11 to 10 on The Carpenter. Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Chesterfield's Scroggins, Bst. 81b. ( Scott), beat Mr. Thornhill's Medizabal, 7st. 71b., by a length. 2 to 1 on Scroggins. Match, 100 each, h. ft. D.M.—Duke of Portland's Bmtian received from Lord Tavistock's c. by Taurus, out of Mysie, Bst. 71b. each. TWO T/1011.SAND GUINEAS STAKES, r.r. (TO-MORROW). 2 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Bamboo 5 to 2 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus 4 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin 5 to I agst Lord Exeter's lot Seven expected to run. BATH SPRING RACES, THURSDAY. The Dyrham Park Handicap Stakes of 10 sous. each, h. ft., with 20 added, for horses of all denominations. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a half and a distance. 6 Subs. Mr. Craven's b. c. Doncaster, 4 yrs, 10st. 41b...Mr. Oliver 0 1 Captain Williamson's King of Clubs, 4 yrs, lOst. 101 b 'The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr Blath wayt na. Barney Bodkin, aged, 12st ; Mr. Foster's Nike, aged, list. 101 b ; aid 111 r. Haddy's Cannon Ball, aged, 10st. 121 b. A fine race. 'The York Stakes, a forced Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 20 added. Mile heats. 8 Subs. Mr. Fox's Spectre, 3 yrs, 7st. 91b S. Rogers 1 1 Mr. Galpin's Arctic (h. b. ), 5 yrs, Bst. 71b Mr. Tacker's Lueretia (h. b.), 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b... The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Hob son's Snarley Your (h. b. ), 3 yrs, 6st ; Mr. Hinton's Oberon, aged, 9st. 21b ; and Captain Williamson's King of Clubs, 4 yrs, 9st. 41b. A Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 10 added. l Ist. 71b. eac h. Gentlemen riders. Heats, one mile and a h a lf an d a distance, with t hree lea p s in each heat. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., if demanded, &c. Mr. Sadler's Forward, 6 yrs Mr. Oliver 1 1 Mr. Bishop na. Walker, aged 2 2 CROSBY RACES. 13 hands 3 inches high, with a purse added, At these Races on Monday and Tuesday last week, the Sweep stakeseiPgrticas; d catch weight ; mile heats ; were won in two Willey's br. m. Bella, aged, beating L. eeatths e feather for r Syers's br. tn. Melton, aged ; Mr. Collins's ch. in. Miss Pussey, 4 yrs, and another. mile heats, UGC., were won in t wo h eats hy Mr. Aus tin's The Sweepst akes for horses, &c., not thorough-bred, with a 6 ch y . rs h. 9st. Derry, aged, 9 s t ; an d Mr. , br late Lmtitia, aged, 9 s t., b eat i ng MI. Gardner's b. tn. Elizabeth, 3 y rs, 65t. 81b. ; Mr. Evans's br. h. Euph ra t es , aged, 9st ; Captain Al3ly"uagl A Sweepstakes a nd a Purse, for ponies 14 h an d s h i gh, &c. mile heats ; were won in two heats b y Mr. Wille y' s ro. in. Pussy, beatin , Mr. Dunn's b. h. Binbow, 6 y rs ; and Mr. Evans's Eu phrates, aged. , Lr h y, 's , The Tradesmen s and Coach Proprietors' Purse ; m il e h eats, were won in two heats by Mr. Garryrnore's My L a d y , b eat i ng Mr. Gardner's‘ Elizabeth, Mr. Evans's Euphrates, and Captain Brough's Derry. A race for the beaten hor ses wound u p t he sport. GRAND MASONIC MEETING AND FESTIVAL. On Wednesday last an Especial Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held in the New Temple, Great Queen.street, (which had been re-modelled by Mr. Hardwick), at which his Royal Highness, o r f ai, thed MasterP rorince‘s ~ a , es well as by L on d on Masons. ln,he from Royal th e Duke of Su ssex p resided. The Tem p le was literall y crowded Brethren proclaimed with more than t h e usual demonstrations of loyalty and affection, and, aßiir he api>oi n ted the various Grand Officers of the year, his Roy a l High ness a ddressed the Members upon various subjects, and then closed the by Rl all Grand Grand Lodge. —..._ The Grand Master, accompanied by the numerous cortegi• of Grand °dicers, then entered the Masonic Banquetting Hall, where 500 Bre - - thren were assembled to greet him on the completion of the twenty- MTh year of the P res id ency o f hi s R oya l Hi ghness over the ancient fraternity. A very magnificent piece of plate was nresented to his ' Royal Highness on this occasion, as " a testimony of grateful and respectful acknowledgment from the Memb ers of the Masonic fra ternity to their Grand Master, and to commemorate the benefits derived by the craft fr om hi s Royal highness's personal snperintendence, un wearied attention, an d j u di c i ous con d uct i n t h e exerc i se o f his functions as Grand Master during a period of a quarter of a century." There has seldom if eve r b een so large or respecta bl e an ass emblage of the fra ternity of Freemasons as on this occasion. The great hall of the order was crowded to the very door • and even in the ante-room tabl es were laid out to accommodate those who could not obtain seats in the Hall. The gallery was crowded with ladies. his Royal Highness presided. Hon. Col. Anson, Among those who assembled were the Lords Monson, Southampton, J. Churchill, Worsley, and Frederick Gordon ; Count de Taaffe, Beker Bey, Hon, T. Dunda ' s M. P. Right Hon. C. I'. D'Eyncourt, M.P., B. B. Cabbell, H. Perkin,, J. Henderson, M.P : , R. Steuart, Esq., MP., Colonel Wildman, J. M`Gillivray, H. Lewis, J. W ix, H. Willett, R. Perceval, J. H. Prescott, J. Clarkson, M.P. ' J. Ram ' sbottom. Esq., M.P., J. Easthope, Esq., F all°fi eld, Dr. Granville ' Dr. Crucifix, D. Pollock, Q. C., W. Harrison, labrum, wrought in silver, Esqrs., Rev. J. Vane, Rev. J. of other grand officers as well as Provincial Grand Officers. Q. C., T. Bossy, J. Laurie, J. Shadbolt, Esqrs., &c., and a great numbei The testimonial,splendid temple and Cande liili consists w pre i s , e f John Clinrelfill, who at he same tithe read an appropriate . address, during, which the Masonic offering was uncovered by Dr. Crucifix . . and presented to Royal Highness by Lord Brother Norris. The scene was altogether very striking, and visibly affected the R oyal Mason, who was the deserved object of such attach ment. The illustrious Duke replied in a speech of great eloquence and feel -Ing• He was throughout evidently much atrected, but more especially where he spoke of the number of his illustrious relatives who had been members of the fralernity, and nearly all of whom had now passed away. He was listened to with respectful attention during the course of his ad dress, and at its conclusion was loudly and warmly cheered. Many toasts were given, which our limits prevent us from noticing. His Royal Highness left the room shortly after ten o'clock, evidently oppressed with the exertions which he had made. Lord John Churchill then took the chair, and the hilarity of themeeting was kept up for some time longer. The attention of the Stewards was marked by the most scrupulous ob servance of courtesy we ever witnessed, and on their health being drunk Mr. Chanter, their President, returned thanks. Sir Francis Burdett will, it is understood, b , sent at the ensuing anniversary of the Wiltshire Society. ie pr. - UNITED STATES. '-lent of the United States Bank, has addressed Mr. Biddle, the Pre... '—ve not room) to the Honourable John a long letter (for which WP - ~ • ecte payments, which thus con- Quincy Adams, on the resumption or , eludes : . the Banks ought " On the whole, the course which in my judgmen.. to pursue is simply this : " The Banks should remain exactly as they are—preparing to resumt, but not yet resuming. " They should begin as the Bank of England did under similar cir cumstances, by paying the small notes, so as to restore coin to all minor channels of circulation, but not make any general resumption until they ascertain what course the Government will pursue, employing in the meantime their whole power to forward the crops to market. The American Bankb should do, in short, what the American Army did at New Orleans—stand fast behind their cotton bales until the enemy has left the country. c;':h great respect and esteem, yours, " N. BIDDLE." " Philadelphia, April g, 1808 ." NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. (From the New York Daily Expi 7ss of the 9th of April.) SATURDAY, P,M,—This being packet-day the rate of exchange on England is established. The market is full of bills from the south, Canada, and elsewhere. A large amount is also created tieic by the transmission of stocks to London. Exchange is therefore most .abun dant—it opened pretty freely at 103 in the morning, but it soon fell to' 104 to 1 041, with a decided impression that it will go lower. " The loan by the state of any number of millions of state stocks to our banks will give greater confidence, but at the present moment it would be very difficult to send the stock abroad and draw against them unless at a discount that the banks would hardly submit to. By the last advices Ainnican securities were getting into favour in London, and unldss the amount sent out should be so great as to be forced upon the market, there can be no question that they will be readily taken. At list quoted rates, however, remittance: of stock, if drawn on at proept rates of exchange, would give a serious loss to the holders." MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET. perfectly agree with our contemporary of MORNING Cintoxicr.e. —We the Times, that the immense amount of the stock of the United States Bank which is held in this country renders it a matter of consequence that the state of affairs of that institUtiOn should be always open to inquiry ; and this we feel convinced is the opiaion of all persons con nected with it ; but we protest against the publication of statements in an authoritative manner, which arc wholly devoid of fouilflation, and taken, moreover, from journals which can be only classed with the scurrilous unstamped publications which are hawked about the streets of the metropolis by ragged boys, the mere ebullitions of ma'ice Our contemporary accuses us of endeavouring to evade the chief points of what he himself terms his " attack on Mr. Biddle's Bank ;" but we think the public will see that we left out nothing but what we conceived was notoriously known. However, we will now as easily dispose of the remaining parts as we did the former. The Times declares that "Nothing is said, for example, of the sus. picious Conduct of Mr. Biddle, in resisting first, and then endeavouring to postpone, to return to cash payments ; of his disputed accounts with the United States government, and the transactions connected with the re-issue of the notes of the Old United States Bank ; of his involvements with the various state banks, formerly his own branches, in different parts of the union ; or, lastly, of his speculations in cotton which are calling upon him so rauch reprobation all over the United States, and which, though not specifically mentioned in the attack referred to, have been dwelt upon on many former occasions, and would naturally have found a defence, if any could be adduced, when the general credit and conduct of the bank was to be justified. 1. We have so repeatedly dwelt upon the first point, that we should have thought it scarcely necessary to have said anything more in refe rence to it. The reason Mr. Biddle assigns for having hitherto resisted the immediate resumption of specie payments is his recolleetion of the embarrassments occasioned at former periods when this vital and impor tant step has been adopted. Whilst the exchange was so adverse to America that gold was going out of the country, still there were those who clamoured for a return to cash payments, although the whole of the specie in the Union would not, perhaps, have paid 10 per cent. on the liabilities of the banks, and Mr. Biddle resisted the proposition, because be foresaw that another and almost 'immediate crash would have been the consequence of so precipitate a step. He now wishes to postpone the resumption till abundance of gold shall have arrived in the United States, through the turn of the exchange, and the large shipments of bullion which have been made by the Bank of England and other parties here. '2. The only disputed account between the United States Bank and the Government is a matter of about 30,0001. sterling, the charges made by the bank upon the protested bill upon France, which tho government had drawn for French indemnity ; and in this the bank is precktded by the Constitution from moving. The bank has repeatedly requested the Executive to take legal proceedings against them, but this they have always refrained from doing, notwithstanding that the bill which was passed by the Legislature about two years since, in reference to the ac. counts between the government and the bank, left this point, and this point only, for legal decision. The government declares that the bank had no right to make the charges, and the bank doclares it was justified in treating the protested bill of the government in the seine manner as if it had been on merchants' account. The bank cannot prosecute the government, but the government can prosecute the bank ; and the only inference which can be drawn by their allowing two years to pass away without doing so is. that the legal decision would be in favour of the bank; but however this may be, there is surnly no plame to be at tached to the bank because this one undisputed claim fzstrlains unad. jested. 3. As regards the re-issue of the notes of the old United States Link, which does not amount throughout the whole of the United States to more than 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 dollars, the Bank having possessed them previous to the dissolution of the old hank, has clearly as much right to circulate them as long as the public would pass them current; and to declare that such a step is unjustifiable is only tantamount to saying no one has a right to make use of a bank note which he has in his pocket. The notes are the property of the bank, and are currently received. This, moreover, was only a temporary convenience. 4. We have so very recently entered fully into the question of the branches of the United States Bank that it would be only taking up the time of the public with the details, and must refer our contemporary to our article on the subject, in which we undeniably showed that the " involvements," as he terms them, were mere matter of account. A good deal has been said by our contemporary lately of the Merchants' Bank of New Orleans, but he forgets that this is notoriously a branch of the United States Bank. Lastly, we come to the accusations as to Mr. Biddle having speculated in cotton. To this we are enabled to give an unqualified contradiction, and declare that the Bank of the United States has never purchased a single pound of cotton, or entered into any speculation directly or indirectly. The Bank of the United States has made advances upon shipments of cotton, but why and when did it do so ? To this every impartial person must reply, to assist the trade and commerce of the country at a period of distress and anxiety which had never before been witnessed in the United States. It was of the most vital import ance to the mercantile interests of America that the cotton crop should be brought forward; it was of equal moment that the cotton should be received here as a means of liquidating debts; while to the manu facturing interests it was likewise requisite it should come to market ; but such wss the prostration of confidence and credit, that there was really no one who would or could effect it. The Bank of the United States stepped forward at this critical moment and placed the merchants of the United States in a comparatively independent position, while it enabled those indebted to this country to liquidate their debts in part or full, and this they have done to an increased extent through the facility thus offered to them. The Bank of the United States deserves the approbation not only of the commercial interests of both sides of the Atlantic, but of the public at large; for had a contrary course been adopted by this institution, the state of affairs would have really been frightful, and business of every kind, both in the United States and in England, would have been completely suspended. We 'repeat that the Bank of the United States has never entered into any speculation in cotton, or purchased one single pound, the whole of its operations consisting simply in making advances upon shipments of this commodity, and paying the difference to the parties when advices were received of the sale, which can be easily tested by reference to letters from any person of standing in New York. We have now, we think shown that we had no wish to evade any point whatever of the " attack" of our contemporary, and proved, moreover, the untenable character o the arguments by which he would attempt to malign the management of a bank, the credit of which it is equally as injurious or ruinous to the people of England to undermine as that of almost any banking establish mer.t in the country at home. We have one paper, at least a portion of one, from New York, dated the 9th inst., but it contains nothing of moment. The rate of exchang was 1041. TIMES.—By the packet ship Louis Philippe. from New York to. Ha vre, off Falmouth, a paper of the 9th inst., has been received late in th day at the North and South American Coffeehouse. It contains aloe letter from Mr. Biddle to Mr. J. Quincy Adams, in explanation of hi views on the question of the resumption of specie payments. He recom mends the banks, in the first instance, to pay off their small notes, and urges the impossibility of their resuming on the 10th of May, as pro posed, his opinion being, that if they do, they will again stop payment in theee weeks or a month afterwards. It seems to have been antici pated in the private letters of the 4th, that this would be the line of argu ment by Mr. Biddle. One of them says—" His (Mr. B.'s) friends affirm that we shall stop again in ten days, but we have no fear of it. Gold is 2s per cent. premium, which will be reduced almost to nothing by the re sumption, and the difference will be added to the discount which exist in all other places. United States Bank notes are 334 per cent. dis count. The real cause of the great financier's reluctance is his trading in cotton, for it would not at all suit him just now that our cir culation should be restored to a healthy state." A resolution had been laid on the table of Congress, to the effect that, as the commerce, cir culation, aed exchanges of the country were in a deranged and embarrassed condition, and a portion of the Banks hail expressed a desire to return to specie payments, at an early period, it was the duty of the general Government within the j limits of its constitutional attributes to aid such banks in regaining I public confidence, and to sustain them in their laudable efforts to fulfil j their obligations towards the public, and to restore a sound circulating medium. The day previous to the packet's sailing the exchange opened at 105, but owing to the number of bills from Canada, and the soutt ern states being thrown into the market, the rate declined to 1041, and it was expected would go lower. United States Bank shares were 1131 There was nothing of any importance new from Canada. MORNING PosT.—By the New York and Havre packet, Louis Phi_ Lippe, arrived off F a l mou th , a d v i ces to the 10th of April have been re. ceived from the first.named place. A great sensation had been created among the mercantile classes in the northern cities of the Union by the publication of a letter on banking affairs addressed by the President of the United States Bankio Mr. John Quincy Adams. The principal ob ject of this document is to give currency to the sentiments of the writer as to the policy or the impolicy of an early resumption of specie pay. ments. The New York Banks are preparing, as we have before inti mated, to redeem their notes in the middle of May, the Legis- Liture having decreed that unless they do so on or before the fith of that month, they shall forfeit their charters ; but Mr. Biddle is of- opinion that such a step cannot be taken with safety, and this opinion he maintains by arguments which are suffi ciently conclusive. The Legislatures of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ken_ tucky, and other States bays declined to follow the example of that of New York by requiring that their banks shall resume payment at a given period; and Mr. Biddle very properly explains that if New York should be in advance of her neighbours in this respect it will be for the simple reason that she is compelled to be so by a legislative enactment. Mr. Biddle puts forth a very triumphant statement with regard to the position and resources of the great establishment of which he is the principal Director. It appears that the notes in circulation of the United States Bank do not, in all, exceed six millions of dollars, whereas there are, to meet these liabilities, no less than faur millions of dollars in specie in the cellars of the institution, and eight or ten millions of funds in Europe. This esplanation is, of course, given, in order to show that the United States Bank has, individually, .no cause fir holding back, and that the course recommended by Mr. Biddle to the other Banks has not been suggested for a se;fish purpose, but for the convenience and benefit of the Banks generally. He wishes to make common cause with the rest, conceiving that the prosperity of the country is identified with its bank ing system. Mr, Biddle alludes to the fact of the schemes of the Go vernment at Washington being expressly directed against the Banks ; and states his belief that, in the event of their resuming specie payments, and being obliged again to suspend, every advantage will be taken of the circumstance—every effort will be made to turn the popular clamour against"thern, and to persuade the public that the financial measures of the Administration have not, after all,been so unwise as many may have supposed them to be. It is much to the credit of the President of the United States Bank that he should again impress'upon the minds of his countrymen the urgent necessity that exists for paying off as promptly as possible any balance of debt that may remain due from them to their correspondents in Europe. Such an admonition, coming from such a quarter, cannot but be attended with a good tact. The resumption cash payments would in Mr. Biddle'. opinion tend greatly to - retard the adjustment of this balance. He says, with reference to the question— whether or not, if a resumption be practicable, the mouth of May is a fit 'me for it:— _ ;:nprcssion is that the mouth of May is a very unfit time. The resumption, to useful, must be general, and no arrangement can be satisfactory which rn not include the south-western Statcs. These I 2,C , ' do not think are yet rear to resume. Th e y are s t ra i n i ng every nerve ; to pay their debts. Their croc° are going forw a rd t o p rov id e f un d s i n attire are pledging their credit t o Europe, and at the north the Legis: raise funds, in order that their peoplenZaY pay their debts. Why should you repulse them ? All they want is time, They have not yet had the benefit of a single crop; they may require ent,ltber, and, instead of dis. crediting them or diminishing the value of their I .:*oduce, or curtailing their facilities in sending their crops to market, it is b.'tter to help them, :Ind wait till they are more advanced in their preparati,:ns. May, too, is not the right time of the year. lt,requires, on an averag, , , about fitly days to take cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool. Supposing it imme diately sold, the usage is, at the end of ten days to give a banker's ac ceptance, payable in .two months, so that by the month of May there would not be actually realised more than the cotton which left New Or leans before January, when not more than one-fourth or one-fifth of the whole crop had been shipped." nom'. 23iddle remarks that the Legislative body (New York) which pm_ felted th 6 banks for a year it now in session, and in twenty tour hoots' can extend Uhl' indemnity till a more appropriate season for resuming, and that there will be Po difficulty in doing this. His recommendation cannot fail to have great Weight, and we shall not be surprised to find, on the receipt of the next accounts from the United States, that it has been acted upon. The Boston banks will not proceed in concert with the New York banks in resuming so earlv, and they can oever hope to pass successfully through the ordeal, without the support of the other States. In our last City article we gave the reader to understand that the United States Bank had been extensive purchasers of cotton, for so they have been very commonly represented to be, both on this and the other side of the water ; but we are assured by several American merchants oC eminence that such is not the fact, and that they do not hold a single bale of the article on their own account. Their practice has been, it seems, merely to make advances to the shippers to a certain extent, for which accommodation they were remunerated by the payment of i..terest on the bills given them, and whatever profit may accrue to them from a favourable rats of exchange. They are precluded from becoming speculators in produce by the provisions of their charter. The Exchange on England at New York is quoted dr to 5 . prem., and United States Bank Shares 113 to A. HOLYHEAD HARBOUR. TO THE ED1T01? O F TILE SUN. Slt,-With reference to a copy of R',lport that lately ap peared in the papers respecting this larteoue, I respectfully and decidedly differ from the views stated in tha t Report, be ing well acquainted with the course of this charnel, and the several points en the coast. I can state, most im Partially, that there is no other place whatever of such capacity, for all purposes, as Holyhead Harbour, were it extended as prop'used. From the prominent situation of the Head, central in the Channel, a fine open Bay, deep water along the coast, ne) danger in approaching, a Channel Light on each side of the entrance to the Bay, it is certainly the most eligible place ire the Channel for a Packet Station ; a Naval Station for the protection of the Channel in war time ; a rendezvous for con voys, and particularly as a harbour of refuge for the immense number of shipping that pass it on their course outward and inward bound, Hol)head Harbour in its present state (though limited in space and depth of water), has for several years af forded shelter and refuge to above ten hundred sail annually, • and in tonnage above one hundred thousand, exclusive of her Majesty's packets, which sail and arrive every night and every day ; and it is a fact that there is no harbour where less da mage has ever happened to shipping within it; nor has there been the least delay occasioned to her Majesty's packets, which in the course of their arduous duty by night and day, have al— ways departed on the arrival of the mail. Compare the ad vantages of this with other stations during the heavy N.W. gales of the 15th to the 18th instant. The Pier, as 'at pre sent, would accommodate larger packets if required. One of them, on the station for years, is above three hundred tons, and a much larger size would find every facility were the pier jetty extended thirty or forty feet, and the inside deepened. It was never proposed to extend the present pier further out ; nor is it known at Holyhead of any vessel to have broke away from' her fastenings to the pier. With strong easterly gales they alter their position in mooring, by bringing them head on. In heavy gales from N. to W., and high tides, at the top of high water, the sea breaking on the sloping back of the pier, washes over' at the outer end, but never to cause the least alteration inside. There is no place of greater advantage for the erection of Public Works. A Graving Dock, of any size required, may be made to admit of steam-ships into the Store-yards on Salt Island, (already the property of the Crown), as there is an opening in the rocks, as it were for that purpose, that the tide comes up to the wall of the yard. In the event of the proposed plan of Outer llarbour being adopted, its opening would be to the S. E., towards the main and on reference to the plan, it will be found that its: entrance 1N - ould be most convenient for ships in distress to get, into shelter, a:td accessible at all times for sailing in and out with all winds. Several memorials freem Liverpool and Greenock have al ready been presented to the Government for the extension of Holyhead Harbour, signed by th; principal authorities at those places ; and in the year 1826, when :.:he Harbour was crowded, that several vessels after coming to the entrance, were obliged to keep off, a memorial to the Commissieeers of the Harbour, in the strongest terms, was presented, signed by the Captains then in the Harbour, forty-four of whom were bound to foreign ports, viz., America, West Indies, &c. Some, of them had been out twenty days. I remain yours, &C., April, 1838. CAMBRIAN. The following are the names of the persons who'are to constitute the Commission of Inquiry into the Promotion of the Army and Navy and Marines, with a view to see what changes can be beneficially introduced into the general system :—The Duke of Wel lington, the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Minto, Viscount Mel ville, Viscount Howick, Lord Hill, the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere, Admiral Sir Charles Adam, Lieutenant-General Sir James Kempt, Admiral Sir Thomas .Masterman Hardy, Bart., Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, Bart., Major-General Sir Alexander J. Dickson, Major-Getleral Sir Henry Hardinge, Colonel Sir Richard Williams. THE DUCHESS OF LEINSTER'S DIAMONDS-- A warrant has been issued by the magistrates of Henry-street Police office, Dublin, against Sir Franci Stanhope, on a charge of being con cerned in the robbery of the casket of diamonds belonging to the Duchess of Leinster, which ha t since been restored. Sir Francis is brother of the Duchess, and holds the office of Usher to the Knights of St. Patrick. THE BRAUNSTON iIIURDER.-011 Saturday last the inquest on Ann Chown was brought to a termination. The deceased kept a general shop on Braunston-green, and was not supposed to be rich by her neighbours, but on the examination of the articles in the house, which was her own freehold, the following discoveries were made :—ln the lock of one of .the trunks of the room there was a key, with a bunch of other keys attached to it. The key in the lock was not the right one, and was removed with difficulty. The proper key' was, however, us the bunch, and upon opening the trunk it was found to con tain a red pocket-book, in which were 221. Ios. in gold, a purse containing nine sovereigns, a bag, aid some rags also containing gold, amounting in the whole to 731. I Is. In an other trunk in the same room was a tea-caddy, which con tained 221. ss. 6d. in silver, and a savings'-bank book. Thu key of this trunk w a found in a curb and below stairs. Seve ral witnesses gave evidence of having seen lights in the bed. room window on the evening before the murder was discovered,' and which were afterwards supposed to havo been used by the murderer. The body was dreadfully mutilated. The follow ing is the-evidence of the surgeon, Mr. Stubbs, who examined the body. He stated that he found a wound on the forehead, over the left eye, two inches in length, extending into the brain. Taking away a part of the skull, be found that a piece of bone from the orbit of the left eye had been driven into the brain. There were also two flesh wounds near to this, each of them an inch and a half in length, and two similar wounds behind the left car, two inches and a half in length, a wound on the left cheek, an inch and a half in length, with a fracture on the upper part of the check bone ; three wounds on the left jaw, one on the upper lip an inch long, two teeth knocked out, a wound on the left arm an inch and a half in length and an inch wide. The immediate cause of death was the injury on the brain. Suspicion fell on a gingerbread-baker named Feaver, but the Jury expressed a conviction of his innocence, and he wis discharged. A porter named Green, a distant relation of the murdered woman, also underwent a long ex amination, but nothing appearing against him he was dis charged. It was supposed that the murderer was disturbed by a person living in the yard at the back of the house locking the yard gate. At present, notwithstanding the very minute inquiries at the inquest, which lasted three days, the case is involved in mystery, not the slightest clue having us yet been obtained to the murderer. A verdict of " Wilful Murder was returned against some person; ,r persons unknown. Tb deceased was a person of eccentric habits, she always pleaded poverty, to aid which she often borrowed a shilling or six' pence of a neighbour. She died intestate, and the propert3t twill go to a neice, to whom she had expressed her desire of leaving her house. Government :have offered a reward of 1001. for the apprehension of the murderer.—Northampton Herald. PILLOW COMFORTS.-The friendly suggestions of the pillow have done more good to mankind than all the enactments of the British Legislature. His heart cannot be cold whose feet.are warnvin bed. Who that has a true relish for sleep cm draw a thick co.un'erpanc over the tip of his nose on a cold frosty night, and not fuel pity for the poor unfortu nate who have not a rug. or, perhaps, a rag to shelter them from the piercing cald ? Who that can lie in bed-in a triorn nig as long as he pleases, can refrain from sympathising with the sorrows of the poor being who must rise before the crow ing of the cock, from a pallet of straw, to earn his day's sub. sistence? But I will say no more at present of the moral good that floats on the downy pinions of the goose of eider ; and shall confine myself to the delights. experienced by vidnals from the enjlyment of a well-shaken and condonable tucked th.• alloy in;xe.l op with th , ,si• d e li g h ts. Could Alexander or Buonaparte eyor 1),, happier than myself when awaking in health and spiYits from a night's sound s l eep of some nine or ten hours duration ? To be sute all sublunary . sweets must have their bitters, and so has waking in the morn. lug. The first m elancholy reflection that strikes me is that some time or other I must get up. It is rather an unpleasant truth, but we cannot, or, at least, ought not to lie in bed all day; not that I consider there is any objection to sleeping away a few days as well as nights, except the impracticability of such a plan; for I am sure it would be better for the world if some people never got out of bed.